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Flight path changes could put more planes over city Jess Balzer
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Residents in north Burnaby could see more airplanes across the sky — and over their houses — if proposed changes toYVR flight paths are approved. Nav Canada said the main objective of its Vancouver Airspace Modernization Project (VAMP) is to enhance safety, modernize procedures and ensure airspace structure can accommodate demand in the long run. The organization also said the proposed procedures would let aircraft to line up with the runway sooner, allowing them to fly a shorter distance, use less fuel and allow planes to operate on a continuous descent profile, which lets planes descend on a quieter reduced engine Continued on page 3
NEW YEAR ILLUMINATION: Melissa Zhang and four-year-old Ella Wang of Burnaby make a lantern Sunday during a workshop led by the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association at the Anvil Centre. See Lunar New Year-related stories, pages 12 and 13. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER